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% John W. Eaton
% jwe@che.utexas.edu
% Department of Chemical Engineering
% The University of Texas at Austin
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% Heavily modified by jwe from the source for the gdb reference card,
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%   -- Andreas Vogel (av@ssw.de)
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% NOTE ON INTENTIONAL OMISSIONS: This reference card includes many
% Octave commands, but due to space constraints there are some things
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% The actual text of the reference card
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{\vbbf Octave Quick Reference}\hfil{\smrm Octave Version \octaveversion}\qquad

\sec Starting Octave;
octave&start interactive Octave session\cr
octave {\it file}&run Octave on commands in {\it file}\cr
octave --help&describe command line options\cr
\endsec

\sec Stopping Octave;
quit {\rm or} exit&exit Octave\cr
INTERRUPT&({\it e.g.} \ctl{c}) terminate current command and return to
  top-level prompt\cr
\endsec

\sec Getting Help;
help&list all commands and built-in variables\cr
help {\it command}&briefly describe {\it command}\cr
help -i&use Info to browse Octave manual\cr
help -i {\it command}&search for {\it command\/} in Octave manual\cr
\endsec

\sec Motion in Info;
SPC {\rm or} C-v&scroll forward one screenful\cr
DEL {\rm or} M-v&scroll backward one screenful\cr
C-l&redraw the display\cr
\endsec

\sec Node Selection in Info;
n&select the next node\cr
p&select the previous node\cr
u&select the `up' node\cr
t&select the `top' node\cr
d&select the directory node\cr
<&select the first node in the current file\cr
>&select the last node in the current file\cr
% ]&move forward through the node structure\cr
% [&move backward through the nodes\cr
g&reads the name of a node and selects it\cr
C-x k&kills the current node\cr
\endsec

\sec Searching in Info;
s&search for a string\cr
C-s&search forward incrementally\cr
C-r&search backward incrementally\cr
i&search index \& go to corresponding node\cr
,&go to next match from last `i' command\cr
\endsec

\sec Command-Line Cursor Motion;
C-b&move back one character\cr
C-f&move forward one character\cr
C-a&move the the start of the line\cr
C-e&move to the end of the line\cr
M-f&move forward a word\cr
M-b&move backward a word\cr
C-l&clear screen, reprinting current line at top\cr
\endsec

\sec Inserting or Changing Text;
M-TAB&insert a tab character\cr
DEL&delete character to the left of the cursor\cr
C-d&delete character under the cursor\cr
C-v&add the next character verbatim\cr
C-t&transpose characters at the point\cr
M-t&transpose words at the point\cr
% M-u&uppercase the current word\cr
% M-l&lowercase the current word\cr
% M-c&capitalize the current word\cr
\endsec

\vfill
\line{\smrm \opt{ } surround optional arguments
  \hfill ... show one or more arguments}
\vskip0.25\baselineskip
\centerline{\smrm Copyright 1996, 1997 John W. Eaton\qquad Permissions on back}
\eject

\sec Killing and Yanking;
C-k&kill to the end of the line\cr
C-y&yank the most recently killed text\cr
M-d&kill to the end of the current word\cr
M-DEL&kill the word behind the cursor\cr
M-y&rotate the kill ring and yank the new top\cr
\endsec

\sec Command Completion and History;
TAB&complete a command or variable name\cr
M-?&list possible completions\cr

RET&enter the current line \cr
C-p&move `up' through the history list\cr
C-n&move `down' through the history list\cr
M-<&move to the first line in the history\cr
M->&move to the last line in the history\cr
C-r&search backward in the history list\cr
C-s&search forward in the history list\cr

history \opt{{-q}} \opt{{\it N\/}}&list {\it N\/} previous history lines,
  omitting history numbers if {\tt -q}\cr
history -w \opt{{\it file}}&write history to {\it file\/} ({\tt
  \char'0176/.octave\_hist} if no {\it file\/} argument)\cr
history -r \opt{{\it file}}&read history from {\it file\/} ({\tt
  \char'0176/.octave\_hist} if no {\it file\/} argument)\cr

edit\_history {\it lines}&edit and then run previous
  commands from the history list\cr
run\_history {\it lines}&run previous commands from the
  history list\cr
\quad\opt{{\it beg\/}} \opt{{\it end\/}}&Specify the first and last
  history commands to edit or run.\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  If {\it beg}\/ is greater than {\it end},
  reverse the list of commands before editing.  If {\it end\/} is
  omitted, select commands from {\it beg\/} to the end of the history
  list.  If both arguments are omitted, edit the previous item in the
  history list.}\span\cr
\endsec

\sec Shell Commands;
cd {\it dir}&change working directory to {\it dir}\cr
pwd&print working directory\cr
ls \opt{{\it options}}&print directory listing\cr
getenv ({\it string})&return value of named environment variable\cr
system ({\it cmd})&execute arbitrary shell command string\cr
\endsec

\sec Matrices;
\omit\vbox{\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Square brackets delimit literal matrices.  Commas separate elements
  on the same row.  Semicolons separate rows.  Commas may be replaced
  by spaces, and semicolons may be replaced by one or more newlines.
  Elements of a matrix may be arbitrary   expressions, provided that
  all the dimensions agree.\vskip0.75ex}\span\cr
[ {\it x}, {\it y}, ... ]&enter a row vector\cr
[ {\it x}; {\it y}; ... ]&enter a column vector\cr
[ {\it w}, {\it x}; {\it y}, {\it z} ]&enter a 2$\times$2 matrix\cr
\endsec

\sec Ranges;
{\it base} : {\it limit}\cr
{\it base} : {\it incr} : {\it limit}\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.75ex
  Specify a range of values beginning with {\it base\/} with no elements
  greater than {\it limit}.  If it is omitted, the default value of
  {\it incr\/} is 1.  Negative increments are permitted.}\span\cr
\endsec

\vfill\eject

\sec Strings and Common Escape Sequences;
\omit\vbox{\rm\vskip0.5ex
  A {\it string constant\/} consists of a sequence of characters
  enclosed in either double-quote or single-quote marks.\vskip0.75ex}\span\cr
\char'134\char'134&a literal backslash\cr
\char'134 "&a literal double-quote character\cr
\char'134 '&a literal single-quote character\cr
\char'134 n&newline, ASCII code 10\cr
\char'134 t&horizontal tab, ASCII code 9\cr
\endsec

\sec Index Expressions;
{\it var} ({\it idx})&select elements of a vector\cr
{\it var} ({\it idx1}, {\it idx2})&select elements of a matrix\cr

\quad {\it scalar}&select row (column) corresponding to {\it scalar}\cr
\quad {\it vector}&select rows (columns) corresponding to the elements
  of {\it vector}\cr
\quad {\it range}&select rows (columns) corresponding to the elements
  of {\it range}\cr
\quad :&select all rows (columns)\cr
\endsec

\sec Global Variables;
global {\it var1} ...&Declare variables global.\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Global variables may be accessed inside the body of a function
  without having to be passed in the function parameter list provided
  they are also declared global within the function.}\span\cr
\endsec

\sec Selected Built-in Variables;
EDITOR&editor to use with {\tt edit\_history}\cr
Inf, NaN&IEEE infinity, NaN\cr
LOADPATH&path to search for function files\cr
PAGER&program to use to paginate output\cr
ans&last result not explicitly assigned\cr
eps&machine precision\cr
pi&$\pi$\cr
realmax&maximum representable value\cr
realmin&minimum representable value\cr
\endsec
\vskip -\secskip
\vskip -2\lskip
\altsec \null;
automatic\_replot&automatically redraw plots\cr
do\_fortran\_indexing&Fortran-style indexing of matrices\cr
implicit\_str\_to\_num\_ok&allow strings to become numbers\cr
output\_max\_field\_width&maximum numeric field width\cr
output\_precision&min significant figures displayed\cr
page\_screen\_output&control whether output is paged\cr
prefer\_column\_vectors&create column vectors by default\cr
resize\_on\_range\_error&automatic resizing of matrices\cr
save\_precision&digits stored by {\tt save} command\cr
silent\_functions&suppress output from functions\cr
warn\_divide\_by\_zero&suppress divide by zero errors\cr
\endsec
\vskip -\secskip
\vskip -2\lskip
\widesec \null;
commas\_in\_literal\_matrix\vskip\lskip\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm
  control handling of spaces in matrices\vskip3\lskip}\cr
ignore\_function\_time\_stamp\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm
  ignore changes in function files during session\vskip3\lskip}\cr
ok\_to\_lose\_imaginary\_part\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm
  allow complex to real conversion\vskip3\lskip}\cr
prefer\_zero\_one\_indexing\cr
\omit\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm
  if ambiguous, prefer 0-1 style indexing\vskip3\lskip}\cr
\endsec

\vfill\eject

\sec Arithmetic and Increment Operators;
{\it x} + {\it y}&addition\cr
{\it x} - {\it y}&subtraction\cr
{\it x} * {\it y}&matrix multiplication\cr
{\it x} .* {\it y}&element by element multiplication\cr
{\it x} / {\it y}&right division, conceptually equivalent to
  {\tt (inverse~(y')~*~x')'}\cr
{\it x} ./ {\it y}&element by element right division\cr
{\it x} \char'134{} {\it y}&left division, conceptually equivalent to
  {\tt inverse~(x)~*~y}\cr
{\it x} .\char'134{} {\it y}&element by element left division\cr
{\it x} \char'136{} {\it y}&power operator\cr
{\it x} .\char'136{} {\it y}&element by element power operator\cr
- {\it x}&negation\cr
+ {\it x}&unary plus (a no-op)\cr
{\it x} '&complex conjugate transpose\cr
{\it x} .'&transpose\cr
++ {\it x}\quad{\rm(}-- {\it x}{\rm)}&increment (decrement) {\it x},
  return {\it new\/} value\cr
{\it x} ++\quad{\rm(}{\it x} --{\rm)}&increment (decrement) {\it x},
  return {\it old\/} value\cr
\endsec

\sec Assignment Expressions;
{\it var} = {\it expr}&assign expression to variable\cr
{\it var} ({\it idx}) = {\it expr}&assign expression to indexed variable\cr
\endsec

\sec Comparison and Boolean Operators;
\omit \vbox{\rm\vskip0.75ex
  These operators work on an element-by-element basis.  Both arguments
  are always evaluated.\vskip0.75ex}\span\cr
{\it x} < {\it y}&true if {\it x\/} is less than {\it y}\cr
{\it x} <= {\it y}&true if {\it x\/} is less than or equal to {\it y}\cr
{\it x} == {\it y}&true if {\it x\/} is equal to {\it y}\cr
{\it x} >= {\it y}&true if {\it x\/} is greater than or equal to {\it y}\cr
{\it x} > {\it y}&true if {\it x\/} is greater than {\it y}\cr
{\it x} != {\it y}&true if {\it x\/} is not equal to {\it y}\cr
{\it x} \& {\it y}&true if both {\it x\/} and {\it y\/} are true\cr
{\it x} | {\it y}&true if at least one of {\it x\/} or {\it y\/} is true\cr 
! {\it bool}&true if {\it bool\/} is false\cr
\endsec

\sec Short-circuit Boolean Operators;
\omit \vbox{\rm\vskip0.75ex
  Operators evaluate left-to-right, expecting scalar operands.
  Operands are only evaluated if necessary, stopping once overall
  truth value can be determined.  Operands are converted to scalars by
  applying the {\tt all} function.\vskip0.75ex}\span\cr   
{\it x} \&\& {\it y}&true if both {\it x\/} and {\it y\/} are true\cr
{\it x} || {\it y}&true if at least one of {\it x\/} or {\it y\/} is true\cr
\endsec

\sec Operator Precedence;
\omit \vbox{\rm\vskip0.5ex
  Here is a table of the operators in Octave, in order of increasing
  precedence.\vskip0.75ex}\span\cr
;\ \ ,&statement separators\cr
=&assignment, groups left to right\cr
||\ \ \&\&&logical ``or'' and ``and''\cr
|\ \ \&&element-wise ``or'' and ``and''\cr
< <= == >= > !=&relational operators\cr
:&colon\cr
+\ \ -&addition and subtraction\cr
* / \char'134\ \ .*\ \ ./\ \ .\char'134&multiplication and division\cr
'\ \ .'&transpose\cr
+\ \ -\ \ ++\ \ --\ \ !&unary minus, increment, logical ``not''\cr
\char'136\ \ .\char'136&exponentiation\cr
\endsec

\vfill\eject

\widesec Statements;
for {\it identifier} = {\it expr} {\it stmt-list} endfor\cr
\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Execute {\it stmt-list} once for each column of {\it expr}.  The
  variable {\it identifier} is set to the value of the current column
  during each iteration.}\cr\cr
while ({\it condition}) {\it stmt-list} endwhile\cr
\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Execute {\it stmt-list} while {\it condition} is true.}\cr\cr
\hbox{\vtop{\hsize=\itmwid\tt break}
  \vtop{\hsize=\dfnwid\rm exit innermost loop}}\cr
\hbox{\vtop{\hsize=\itmwid\tt continue}
  \vtop{\hsize=\dfnwid\rm go to beginning of innermost loop}}\cr
\hbox{\vtop{\hsize=\itmwid\tt return}
  \vtop{\hsize=\dfnwid\rm return to calling function}}\cr\cr
if ({\it condition}) {\it if-body} \opt{{\tt else} {\it else-body}} endif\cr
\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Execute {\it if-body} if {\it condition} is true, otherwise execute
  {\it else-body}.}\cr
if ({\it condition}) {\it if-body} \opt{{\tt elseif} ({\it condition})
  {\it elseif-body}} endif\cr
\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Execute {\it if-body} if {\it condition} is true, otherwise execute
  the {\it elseif-body} corresponding to the first {\tt elseif}
  condition that is true, otherwise execute {\it else-body}.}\cr
\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Any number of {\tt elseif} clauses may appear in an {\tt if}
  statement.}\cr\cr
unwind\_protect {\it body} unwind\_protect\_cleanup {\it cleanup} end\cr
\hfill\vbox{\hsize=\idnwid\rm\vskip0.25ex
  Execute {\it body}.  Execute {\it cleanup} no matter how control
exits {\it body}.}\cr
\endsec

\widesec Defining Functions;
function \opt{{\it ret-list}} {\it function-name}
  \opt{\hskip0.2em({\it arg-list})\hskip0.2em}\cr
\quad{\it function-body}\cr
endfunction\cr\cr
{\rm {\it ret-list\/} may be a single identifier or a comma-separated
  list of identifiers delimited by square-brackets.\vskip0.75ex}\cr
{\rm {\it arg-list\/} is a comma-separated list of identifiers and may
  be empty.}\cr
\endsec

\sec Basic Matrix Manipulations;
rows ({\it a})&return number of rows of {\it a}\cr
columns ({\it a})&return number of columns of {\it a}\cr
all ({\it a})&check if all elements of {\it a\/} nonzero\cr
any ({\it a})&check if any elements of {\it a\/} nonzero\cr
find ({\it a})&return indices of nonzero elements\cr
sort ({\it a})&order elements in each column of {\it a}\cr
sum ({\it a})&sum elements in columns of {\it a}\cr
prod ({\it a})&product of elements in columns of {\it a}\cr
min ({\it args})&find minimum values\cr
max ({\it args})&find maximum values\cr
rem ({\it x}, {\it y})&find remainder of {\it x}/{\it y}\cr
reshape ({\it a}, {\it m}, {\it n})&reformat {\it a} to be {\it m} by
  {\it n}\cr\cr
diag ({\it v}, {\it k})&create diagonal matrices\cr
linspace ({\it b}, {\it l}, {\it n})&create vector of linearly-spaced
  elements\cr
logspace ({\it b}, {\it l}, {\it n})&create vector of log-spaced
  elements\cr
eye ({\it n}, {\it m})&create {\it n\/} by {\it m\/} identity matrix\cr
ones ({\it n}, {\it m})&create {\it n\/} by {\it m\/} matrix of ones\cr
zeros ({\it n}, {\it m})&create {\it n\/} by {\it m\/} matrix of zeros\cr
rand ({\it n}, {\it m})&create {\it n\/} by {\it m\/} matrix of random
  values\cr 
\endsec

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% sin({\it a}) cos({\it a}) tan({\it a})&trigonometric functions\cr
% asin({\it a}) acos({\it a}) atan({\it a})&inverse trigonometric functions\cr
% sinh({\it a}) cosh({\it a}) tanh({\it a})&hyperbolic trig functions\cr
% asinh({\it a}) acosh({\it a}) atanh({\it a})&inverse hyperbolic trig
% functions\cr\cr 

\sec Linear Algebra;
chol ({\it a})&Cholesky factorization\cr
det ({\it a})&compute the determinant of a matrix\cr
eig ({\it a})&eigenvalues and eigenvectors\cr
expm ({\it a})&compute the exponential of a matrix\cr
hess ({\it a})&compute Hessenberg decomposition\cr
inverse ({\it a})&invert a square matrix\cr
norm ({\it a}, {\it p})&compute the {\it p}-norm of a matrix\cr
pinv ({\it a})&compute pseudoinverse of {\it a}\cr
qr ({\it a})&compute the QR factorization of a matrix\cr
rank ({\it a})&matrix rank\cr
schur ({\it a})&Schur decomposition of a matrix\cr
svd ({\it a})&singular value decomposition\cr
syl ({\it a}, {\it b}, {\it c})&solve the Sylvester equation\cr
\endsec

\sec Equations, ODEs, DAEs, Quadrature;
*fsolve&solve nonlinear algebraic equations\cr
*lsode&integrate nonlinear ODEs\cr
*dassl&integrate nonlinear DAEs\cr
*quad&integrate nonlinear functions\cr\cr
perror ({\it nm}, {\it code})&for functions that return numeric
  codes, print error message for named function and given error
  code\cr\cr
\omit \vbox{\rm
  {\tt *} See the on-line or printed manual for the complete list of
  arguments for these functions.}\span\cr
\endsec

\sec Signal Processing;
fft ({\it a})&Fast Fourier Transform using FFTPACK\cr
ifft ({\it a})&inverse FFT using FFTPACK\cr
freqz ({\it args})&FIR filter frequency response\cr
sinc ({\it x})&returns {\tt sin ($\pi$ x)/($\pi$ x)}\cr
\endsec

\altsec Image Processing;
colormap ({\it map})&set the current colormap\cr
gray2ind ({\it i}, {\it n})&convert gray scale to Octave image\cr
image ({\it img}, {\it zoom})&display an Octave image matrix\cr
imagesc ({\it img}, {\it zoom})&display scaled matrix as image\cr
imshow ({\it img}, {\it map})&display Octave image\cr
imshow ({\it i}, {\it n})&display gray scale image\cr
imshow ({\it r}, {\it g}, {\it b})&display RGB image\cr
ind2gray ({\it img}, {\it map})&convert Octave image to gray scale\cr
ind2rgb ({\it img}, {\it map})&convert indexed image to RGB\cr
loadimage ({\it file})&load an image file\cr
rgb2ind ({\it r}, {\it g}, {\it b})&convert RGB to Octave image\cr
\omit\tt saveimage ({\it file}, {\it img}, {\it fmt}, {\it map})\quad\rm
save a matrix to {\it file}\span\cr
\endsec

\altsec Sets;
create\_set ({\it a}, {\it b})&create row vector of unique values\cr
complement ({\it a}, {\it b})&elements of {\it b} not in {\it a}\cr
intersection ({\it a}, {\it b})&intersection of sets {\it a} and {\it b}\cr
union ({\it a}, {\it b})&union of sets {\it a} and {\it b}\cr
\endsec

\altsec Strings;
strcmp ({\it s}, {\it t})&compare strings\cr
strcat ({\it s}, {\it t}, ...)&concatenate strings\cr
\endsec

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\altsec C-style Input and Output;
fopen ({\it name}, {\it mode})&open file {\it name}\cr
fclose ({\it file})&close {\it file}\cr
printf ({\it fmt}, ...)&formatted output to {\tt stdout}\cr
fprintf ({\it file}, {\it fmt}, ...)&formatted output to {\it file}\cr
sprintf ({\it fmt}, ...)&formatted output to string\cr
scanf ({\it fmt})&formatted input from {\tt stdin}\cr
fscanf ({\it file}, {\it fmt})&formatted input from {\it file}\cr
sscanf ({\it str}, {\it fmt})&formatted input from {\it string}\cr
fgets ({\it file}, {\it len})&read {\it len\/} characters from {\it file\/}\cr
fflush ({\it file})&flush pending output to {\it file}\cr
ftell ({\it file})&return file pointer position\cr
frewind ({\it file})&move file pointer to beginning\cr
freport&print a info for open files\cr
fread ({\it file}, {\it size}, {\it prec})&read binary data files\cr
fwrite ({\it file}, {\it size}, {\it prec})&write binary data files\cr
feof ({\it file})&determine if pointer is at EOF\cr
\omit \vbox{\rm\vskip0.75ex
  A file may be referenced either by name or by the number returned
  from {\tt fopen}.  Three files are preconnected when Octave starts:
  {\tt stdin}, {\tt stdout}, and {\tt stderr}.\vskip0.75ex}\span\cr
\endsec

\sec Other Input and Output functions;
save {\it file} {\it var} ...&save variables in {\it file}\cr
load {\it file}&load variables from {\it file}\cr
disp ({\it var})&display value of {\it var} to screen\cr
\endsec

\sec Miscellaneous Functions;
eval ({\it str})&evaluate {\it str} as a command\cr
feval ({\it str}, ...)&evaluate function named by {\it str},
  passing remaining args to called function\cr\cr
error ({\it message})&print message and return to top level\cr\cr
clear {\it pattern}&clear variables matching pattern\cr
exist ({\it str})&check existence of variable or function\cr
who&list current variables\cr
\endsec

\sec Polynomials;
compan ({\it p})&companion matrix\cr
conv ({\it a}, {\it b})&convolution\cr
deconv ({\it a}, {\it b})&deconvolve two vectors\cr
poly ({\it a})&create polynomial from a matrix\cr
polyderiv ({\it p})&derivative of polynomial\cr
polyreduce ({\it p})&integral of polynomial\cr
polyval ({\it p}, {\it x})&value of polynomial at {\it x}\cr
polyvalm ({\it p}, {\it x})&value of polynomial at {\it x}\cr
roots ({\it p})&polynomial roots\cr
residue ({\it a}, {\it b})&partial fraction expansion of
ratio {\it a}/{\it b}\cr
\endsec

\sec Statistics;
corrcoef ({\it x}, {\it y})&correlation coefficient\cr
cov ({\it x}, {\it y})&covariance\cr
mean ({\it a})&mean value\cr
median ({\it a})&median value\cr
std ({\it a})&standard deviation\cr
var ({\it a})&variance\cr
\endsec

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\sec Basic Plotting;
\omit \vbox{\tt
gplot \opt{{\it ranges}} {\it expr} \opt{{\it using}}
  \opt{{\it title}} \opt{{\it style}}\hfill{\rm 2D plotting}
  \par\vskip \lskip}\span\cr
\omit \vbox{\tt
gsplot \opt{{\it ranges}} {\it expr} \opt{{\it using}}
  \opt{{\it title}} \opt{{\it style}}\hfill{\rm 3D plotting}
  \par\vskip \lskip}\span\cr
\quad{\it ranges}&specify data ranges\cr
\quad{\it expr}&expression to plot\cr
\quad{\it using}&specify columns to plot\cr
\quad{\it title}&specify line title for legend\cr
\quad{\it style}&specify line style\cr
\omit \vbox{\rm\vskip0.85ex 
  If {\it ranges\/} are supplied, they must come before the expression
  to plot.  The {\it using\/}, {\it title\/}, and {\it style\/}
  options may appear in any order after {\it expr\/}.  Multiple
  expressions may be plotted with a single command by separating them
  with commas.\vskip1ex}\span\cr
set {\it options}&set plotting options\cr
show {\it options}&show plotting options\cr
replot&redisplay current plot\cr
closeplot&close stream to {\tt gnuplot} process\cr
purge\_tmp\_files&clean up temporary plotting files\cr
automatic\_replot&built-in variable\cr
\endsec

\sec Other Plotting Functions;
plot ({\it args})&2D plot with linear axes\cr
semilogx ({\it args})&2D plot with logarithmic x-axis\cr
semilogy ({\it args})&2D plot with logarithmic y-axis\cr
loglog ({\it args})&2D plot with logarithmic axes\cr
bar ({\it args})&plot bar charts\cr
stairs ({\it x}, {\it y})&plot stairsteps\cr
hist ({\it y}, {\it x})&plot histograms\cr\cr
title ({\it string})&set plot title\cr\cr
axis ({\it limits})&set axis ranges\cr
xlabel ({\it string})&set x-axis label\cr
ylabel ({\it string})&set y-axis label\cr
grid \opt{on$|$off}&set grid state\cr
hold \opt{on$|$off}&set hold state\cr
ishold&return 1 if hold is on, 0 otherwise\cr\cr
mesh ({\it x}, {\it y}, {\it z})&plot 3D surface\cr
meshdom ({\it x}, {\it y})&create mesh coordinate matrices\cr
\endsec

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Edition \refcardedition for Octave Version \octaveversion.  Copyright
1996, John W. Eaton
(jwe@che.utexas.edu).  The author assumes no responsibility for any
errors on this card.

This card may be freely distributed under the terms of the GNU
General Public License.

\TeX{} Macros for this card by Roland Pesch (pesch@cygnus.com),
originally for the GDB reference card

Octave itself is free software; you are welcome to distribute copies of
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License.  There is
absolutely no warranty for Octave.
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